Theatre and Performance Studies News
TOP STORY: TaPRA 2025 Conference to be hosted at Warwick
We're delighted to announce that the annual Theatre and Performance Research Association (TaPRA) conference will be hosted by Theatre and Performance Studies at Warwick between 27 and 29 August 2025. The conference will mark both the 20th birthday of TaPRA and the 50th anniversary of Theatre and Performance Studies at Warwick. Our conference keynotes, plenary panels, artistic activity, conference dinner and programmed events will speak to the themes of milestones and markers, focussing on celebrations, festivities, spectacle and joy. We'll look forward to welcoming you to Warwick next year!
To keep up to date with the conference plans, please visit our dedicated TaPRA pages here.
Capital Rehearsal Room – student needed!
The capital rehearsal room (G57, Millburn House) is a teaching space managed by the IATL department. We are currently seeking to recruit a student who can help with the maintenance of the room. This will involve doing daily checks of the space during term time and reporting back to IATL.
Not Even the Dogs – Crowdfunding
Rabbit’s Head Theatre Company are crowdfunding to get their show, Not Even the Dogs, to the Edinburgh Fringe this year. If you want to help them to achieve this, take a look at their Crowdfunding site
Voiceover Opportunities
A new podcast series is seeking students with storytelling skills to bring poetry and prose to life. Lacuna Magazine, based at Warwick Law School’s Centre for Human Rights in Practice, publishes stories and photojournalism from around the world, exposing injustice and promoting human rights.
Young Artist Programme - Applications for Creatives
Waterperry Opera Festival is inviting emerging Directors, Conductors and Creative Producers to join our Young Artist Programme in 2020. Our Young Artist Programme is a fully funded development programme for emerging performers and creatives looking to gain experience in opera.